2 cup ham, diced, cooked
15 oz cheese, cottage, small - curd, drai; ned
15 oz cheese, ricotta
2/3 cup cheese, parmesan, grated
3 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup crumbs, bread, dried
1/2 cup parsley, minced
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon seasoning, italian, dried
1 salt (to taste)
1 pepper (to taste)
1 dash sauce, red pepper
1 large egg yolk, beaten, for the - glaze
In a large bowl, mixed the inch-sized diced ham, and add the cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, beaten egg yolks, Italian spices, salt and pepper and stir. Add toasted bread crumbs, parsley, and onion and mix well. In a 9" springform pan, place sufficient pie crust to coat the inside of the pan. Put the filling into this pie crust and then top with a second crust. Tuck the edges of the pie crust into the inside of the spring form pan and decorate the top crust with dough cutouts of flowers, or pigs, or whatever. Coat the outer crust with beaten egg yolk and bake. Bake in a 375 F oven for 1 hour. Let cool to room temperature before removing from the springform pan.